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J. B. uz-zapo AUTO CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb; 5, 1924 4 Sheets-Sheet s WITNESS:

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, J. B. BURPO AUTO CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb, 5, 1924 I 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 I WITNESS:

Patented July 28, 1925.

PATENT oFi-jicE.

JOSEPH B. BUBPO, F MARION, ILLINOIS.

Au'ro cons'rn'oo'rxon.

Application filed February 5, 1924. Serial No. 690,873.

To all whom it play concern:

Be it known that I. Josnrn 13. Beam, a citizen of the United States. residing at Marion, in the county of \Villiamson and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Auto Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a motor vehicle, the general object of the invention being to provide means forconverting the vehicle into a bed by swinging rearwardly the back of the front seat and spreading over the two seats and said back a cover which is attached to a part of the rear seat and is normally carried by a spring clamp in folded position.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a pair of hinged cases in the'back part of the front seatback for carrying articles of different kinds and also to slidably mount a pair of mirrors in the said back so that 'a person in the back seat can make his toilet without leaving the vehicle as by swinging one of the cases downwardly it will act as a table.

Another object of the invention is to place a water tank in the rear of the vehicle and to connect the tank with a faucet on the back of the front seat and in the space covered by the vcases so that an occupant can secure water without leaving the vehicle.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, ref- 9 erence will be had. to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding'parts throughout the several views, and in which 1- Figure 1 is a plan view of avehicle con structed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through Figure 1.

Figure 3 ma rear view with the door in raised posltion.

- Figure 4 is a section on line 4.-4 of ure 2.

Figure 5 is a plan view with the parts in a position to form a bed.

Figure 6 is a sectional view through Figure Figure 7 is a sectional view with the cases on the front seat in open position and with the covers for the water tank compartment in open position.

Figure 8 is a view of the water tank with parts broken away.

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view of the spring latch means for holding the front seat in raised position.

Figure 10 is a detail sectional view of the means for holding one of the mirrors in adjusted position.

In these views 1 indicates the back of the front seat which is connected with the base of the seat by the relics hinge 2 so that the back. can be swung intd horizontal position and bridge the space between the front and rear seats. '.llia"hack is held in raised position by the spring latches 3, carried by the back, and engaging keeper members 4 on a stationary part of the front seat. The latches have button carrying parts 5 which proicct above the top of the back sothat they can be readily depressed by the fingers to release the latches and thus permit the back to be swung downwardly. has one end connected with a part of the rear seat as shown at? and this cover is normally held in folded condition by the spring latch bar S-Which' is arranged on the floor of the automobile immediately in front of the rear seat. Q'Vhen the back of the A cover 6,

front seat is swung downwardly it will bridge the space between the two seats and then the cover is placed over the saidback and front seat in order to provide a bed."

A chamber 9 is formed in the rear part of the body back of the rear seat to receive a water tank 10 which is preferably provided withdouble walls so as to keep the liquid therein either cold or hot for a long time. This tank is inserted through an opening in the top part of the portion in which the chamber is located and this opening is adapted to be closed by a door 11 and the door is closed by a flap 12 which is held in place by the latches '13, said flap being of one nn" stopping'ihe same. When desii'ed, how so vwater can be taken from the tank fro ing' the at and which is covered bythe hinged eeees 19 when said oesesere' in cioseoi poeiiion. Thus weier ean be secured from the ion Without lee v ing the seat by simply swinging the upper case downwardly onoi manipulating the faucet. The ewe eesee 19 are of box-like shape with em upper case hingecily eonneeted with the lower case as shown en 20 and the lower case hinged no the reel oi' the beak as shown e321. intakes-22 provided for the said on. is end these ietehes are so arrengeii fiinei; the upper case can be moved to open positionwinhontopening the 5 lowercase. A pair ofmirrorsili? have their frames slidebiy mounte' in openings 24 formed in the book of the front seat, these openings exteningthrough the upper edge .of the back. Leech means 25 are provideci for frictionaliy hoitiing these mirrors in adjusted position withv portions extemiing above the Fowl-z. When iGhQSQZlHiKIQ'SS ere not in use they shove-(i doWnw-eroiiy into .toe openings and Wiii innsbe one of the way. The mirrors ere moved" by s grespinem nope? edgee, the ieioh poi being formed so that they will fi'ioiioneiiy hold the mirrors in adjusted position but 'wili permit the mirrors in be moved when w bige mirrors are pulled. ont-weydiy or pusheii inwardly, I

From the foregoing will he seen the the some may he eeeily and. quickly eonvez 'zeiiinfio e bed and by me? of the toilet v'viehoni: iezwing thereer soot. The ceeeecan he utilized for eel-tying venous articles so thee. encii articles are readily at h'end nnd jihey can be used as table when k i! inopen posivfiion'. The water tank enables a motorisiz-izo vhove a supply of wet-er at bend end the'oocunents" can quench their thirst ithout leaving the vehicle and Without ever, the rear of the vehicle by lifting the eiiding oiool', By this invention the occupants of the vehicle can revel with great comfort as they'eon IQHIGVB Steins oi,ti'nveiWithout leevingihe vehicie and by having the cloth.-

ing end the iikeerrenged in the cases it is not. necessary so stop the vehicle to secure suitcases and the like from the running boeid oi fi-om the rack at the Peer. hov- .-i for eom'ei'ting the seam into t nan reeciiiy maize ihi'isv meme? a bed, it is not neoeeeery for toin iste to new a tent and the vehicle can be used as on eznhnienee when the neoeesity arises.

I prefer to yielding-1y support the tank 2 in chamber by means of the bottom and side springs 30 and also to provide miins for automatically closing the outlet of the tank when the some is ii ted owl; of its chamber. ewe: automatic means .eonsists of e, veive .31 which is normally heid in closed position by the spring 32end which is held. in. open position by a pin 33 eesing throng the nipple 17.. This nipp e is held in a .soekei; 34 formed in the bottom of the tank by means of the spring actuated latch rhembersfif: which engage keegers 36 formed in ihe socket; 3 1. A gasket 3 serves to make a tigiit'joint between the nipple and the walls of the socket, As shown in Figure 4 when ehese'ietoh members are pressed outwardly by the fingers the nipple can be withdrawn i from the socket and as it is withdrawn the revent direct the waste Wen-n into a dreinege fun- 1' mi 39 pieced, in the bottom of the car.

The Water from tank 10 can be caused "to pass to the fauoefi on the back of the front seat under the action of gravity by he'vlng the upper part of tenkli) errengefl above the 'ievel of the feueet. This latter case Wouid be true in automobiles. as now consti'ucted Where the rear seat is higher than die front seat.

it is thought from the fi'n'egoing desori p iion that the advantages and novel features ofmy invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the-construction and in the combination and. arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claims. What K'oiaim is:-- vi 1. A motor: vehicle comprising frontond rear seats, ohembers formed in the backs of said seats, removable covers for the 011mm hers, a tank in the ohmnber of the rear seat, e faucet in the chamber of the front seat, 3 tube connecting the faucet with the tank, a faucet connected with the tank ande door at no :i'eer of the vehicle for providing access $0 said faucet. 1

2; A motoi vehiole comprising front; and

rear seats, a chamber in the back of each I meme? connected with each other with the lower case hingedly connected with the rear part of the back of the front seat, latch means for holding the cases in closed position, a

' 5 faucet in the front chamber, drainage means water. from the faucet through for draining the bottom of the vehicle, a tank in the, rear chamber, a' tube connecting the tank With the faucet, a faucet connected with the In testimony whereof I ctlix my signa ture.

JOSEPH n. BURPO. 

